In terms of strength alone, the Japanese and puppet troops that Ding Wei was preparing to ambush consisted of a reinforced Japanese squadron, plus the fourth regiment of the North China Security Army's Third Group Army. In terms of overall strength, they were stronger than the Gujing that Kong Jie ambushed in Daqingshan. The squadron is stronger.
The main combat effectiveness is naturally concentrated on this reinforced Japanese squadron. Coupled with the assistance of the fourth puppet regiment, if it is a positional battle in an open area, the Japanese artillery can maximize its advantage.
Even if Ding Wei personally leads the main force of the new group.
To be honest, this reinforced Japanese squadron, plus an Imperial Alliance Army, really dared to start a head-on contest with the New Regiment.
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The New Regiment is Li Yunlong's old team. The entire regiment has more than 1,000 troops. It was developed by Li Yunlong from the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War.
In Li Yunlong's words, when he first took over the new regiment, the troops had not yet formed combat effectiveness, lacked training, lacked actual combat experience, and most importantly, lacked equipment.
The new regiment needed guns but not guns and cannons but not cannons. The whole regiment had less than ten light machine guns in total and not one heavy machine gun.
Most of the soldiers were still using old sleeves and even fire guns made in Hanyang. Two people could not carry a gun, and the average bullet count per person was less than three or five.
Some soldiers couldn't even get a bayonet. When they went to the battlefield, they would just follow the charging soldiers in front, waiting for the soldiers in front to die, pick up their guns and bayonets, and continue to fight against the Japs.
Later, Li Yunlong took over the new regiment. In less than a year, the new regiment experienced no less than ten battles, large and small. In addition, the military training after the battle has not been left behind. If there is no war, military training will be carried out. If there is a war, After learning actual combat experience, the troops quickly developed combat effectiveness.
As for the equipment, by capturing it from the enemy, they soon had everything, including light machine guns, heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars, and the new regiment had a lot of the same.
It was under such circumstances that Ding Wei was sent to the new regiment by mistake and became the leader of the new regiment.
Ding Wei was actually quite impressed with the solidity and strength of the new regiment led by Li Yunlong. He was able to turn a team that had no combat effectiveness and lacked equipment and ammunition into a team in less than a year. It is indeed Li Yunlong who made it what it is today.
Because of such a team, in the recent raid, Ding Wei led a new group of soldiers to win the battle, and the seizures were even more generous.
But even so, the strength of the Japanese army is by no means false.
The Japanese reinforced squadron in front of them had four heavy machine guns and nearly twenty light machine guns, plus a dozen grenade launchers and an additional reinforced Type 92.
That is to say, in the new regiment's recent raid, the entire regiment's firepower configuration was once again raised to a higher level.
Otherwise, Ding Wei really wouldn't dare to attack such a reinforced Japanese squadron rashly, even though the combat method was an ambush.
This point comes to Ding Wei's combat style.
At the first military meeting after taking over the new regiment, regimental leader Ding Wei said this to the cadres:
"I, Ding Wei, have only two requirements when fighting against the Japs. The first is to try to avoid our own casualties."
"Let me tell you, what is the most important thing about the revolution? It is not guns or ammunition. The most important thing is the lives of our soldiers. If even the lives of our soldiers are gone, no matter how many guns and ammunition there are, it will not be possible. Win the battle.”
"So we must strive to use the smallest sacrifice in exchange for the greatest victory. This is the basis for victory."
"Second, I, Ding Wei, like to fight ambush battles, but I don't like to fight positional battles. I like to fight annihilation battles, but I don't like to fight blocking battles."
"Why? To put it simply, because war is also a business. In ambush warfare and annihilation warfare, the final possibility of annihilating the target is the greatest. Once the Japanese and puppet troops can be wiped out, the number captured is often the most impressive. .”
"On the contrary, why don't I like to fight positional warfare and blocking warfare? Because the Japanese artillery fire is stronger than ours. In such a battle, the possibility of us completely annihilating the Japanese and puppet troops is almost zero, and there is even a risk of being severely damaged in turn. .”
"The most important thing is that even if they win, the Japanese and puppet troops can afford to consume ammunition for a battle because they have arsenals and sufficient logistical support."
"But we can't afford it. We don't have any logistical support. We only have so much money at home. After a battle, as much ammunition is consumed, as much ammunition will be lost. At this time, if we can't get timely seizures and replenishment, then this is a disaster. It’s a losing business.”
"Once we engage in too much loss-making business, our new group's wealth will be exhausted sooner or later."
"If they can't wipe out all the Japanese, they will never leave their weapons behind and let us seize them."
"So, from today on, our new group will either not take action against the Japanese, or we must work hard towards the goal of annihilating the Japanese."
For example, the battle to ambush the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us.
Ding Wei brought over the main force of the new group.
As for the opponent, there is only a reinforced Japanese squadron, plus a puppet army.
In addition, Ding Wei acted in an ambush. To be honest, it is definitely not difficult for the new regiment to defeat this Japanese and puppet army.
But if you want to completely wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops, you will have to spend some effort.
This is also the ultimate goal of why Ding Wei chose the echelon configuration with great fanfare and even carried out a four-stage ambush ingeniously.
The purpose is to annihilate the invading Japanese and puppet troops.
"The ambush in the first three stages, to put it bluntly, is to show the enemy's weakness. In order to paralyze the enemy, the final decisive battle is in the ambush in the fourth stage."
"A company of troops were sent to ambush each of the first and second ambush phases, and a battalion of troops was sent to ambush the third phase. After the ambush in the third phase of the ambush was successful, the troops quickly retreated to the second position and lurked secretly on both sides of the ambush circle. After the decisive battle of the fourth ambush breaks out, your battalion plus two companies will be responsible for outflanking and cutting off the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"Remember, our new group has only one goal in fighting the Japanese."
"Total annihilation——"
The three battalion commanders responded in unison.
Ding Wei nodded heavily.
Everything was ready, and the signal troops from the station rushed over to report: "Report to the regimental commander, the latest order came from the superiors, asking our troops to send troops to try to hold back the Japanese and puppet troops retreating from our new regiment's defense area to cover Commander Kong and the others broke out."
"Lao Kong? Breakout? What happened?" Ding Wei frowned.
The signal corpsman said: "Captain, I heard that Commander Kong led the three battalions of the Independent Regiment. Taking advantage of the main force of the Japanese army to encircle Lijiapo, they wiped out all the Japanese reinforcements in Daqingshan, and then disguised themselves as the third puppet regiment. , directly invaded the hinterland of the Third Army of the North China Security Army, launched a sneak attack on the puppet army's arsenal, and are now on the way to break out."
The first battalion commander was stunned and said: "My mother, Commander, Commander Kong's move is too cruel, go straight to Huanglong!"
Ding Wei was much calmer: "Ever since the joint attack on Xiao'an Town, I knew that my old comrade's fighting style seemed to be very different from before."
"Not long ago, during the raid, Lao Kong made an unprecedented use of a cavalry company to surprise the Japs' transportation hub, Qu County."
"From that time I knew that after three days, I should look at each other with admiration."
"This time, from the appearance of the Yamazaki Brigade, to the blocking of the guard company in the first line, to the Lijiapo, only Li Yunlong led the independent group to rush over, I felt something was wrong."
"Lao Kong, who dared to make a surprise attack on Qu County in full public view, actually gave Lao Li the credit for annihilating the Yamazaki Brigade."
"If anyone says that Old Kong will stay at the Independent Regiment's headquarters, I won't believe him to death."
"However, I thought that Lao Kong and I were thinking of going together and eyeing the Japanese reinforcements heading to Lijiapo, but what I didn't expect was that this guy had a bigger appetite and actually went straight to the puppet arsenal! "...
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